ở vú

Một người phụ nữ làm ở vú chăm sóc em bé trong nhà.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To work as a wet nurse: To be employed to breastfeed and care for another woman's infant.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau khi sinh con, bà ấy phải đi ở vú cho một gia đình giàu có để kiếm tiền. (After giving birth, she had to work as a wet nurse for a wealthy family to earn money.)
  • Trong xã hội xưa, nhiều phụ nữ nghèo chọn nghề ở vú. (In the old society, many poor women chose the profession of being a wet nurse.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ở vú" is historical and reflects a specific socio-economic practice that was more common in the past. It describes a formal or informal employment arrangement.

Variants and Related Words

• Vú em (n): A wet nurse; the person employed to breastfeed another's child.
  • Gia đình thuê một vú em để chăm sóc đứa bé. (The family hired a wet nurse to care for the baby.)
• Cho con bú (v): To breastfeed (one's own child).
  • Cô ấy đang cho con bú. (She is breastfeeding her child.)

Synonyms

• To wet-nurse: To act as a wet nurse.
• To be a wet nurse: To work in the capacity of a wet nurse.

Notes on Usage

• "Ở vú" is an archaic term and is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese. The concept is typically described today using the noun "vú em" (wet nurse) or the phrase "làm vú em" (to work as a wet nurse).